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2013-09-10 Fifth Column

Americans Being Forced To Pay For Al Jazeera, Part Of Some Basic Packages

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Posted by trailing wife 2013-09-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Bravo ATT- U-verse!! And don't back down.
If you have one of these providers... Verizon, Comcast, DirecTV and Dish Network , please immediately make your feelings known. Al-Jizz needs to go or at the least it should be an optional channel.

Posted by Mikey Hunt 2013-09-10 00:15|| 2013-09-10 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Idiots stopped their web coverage. It was never that good to begin with. But paying for such coverage is out of the question. I don't want it that much. Forget about the whole thing. Bunch of liars anyways.

I just never wanted to have to waste a computer for their coverage. That was all. Looks like they took themselves OUT.

Liars anyways. So down with it. BBC is not much... but somewhat better.

Screw moslem broadcasting networks.

Posted by newc 2013-09-10 00:29|| 2013-09-10 00:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Dumped my TV two years ago. Don't miss the 5 Spanish channels, the 4 home shopping channels, BET, the Kardashians, Bitch Wives of Wherever, Honey Boo Boo...and that's just the tip of the iceberg. 125 bucks a month for 99% crap. Don't miss it at all.

Posted by tu3031 2013-09-10 01:19|| 2013-09-10 01:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Thank you Al Bore, the enabler.

Posted by Skidmark 2013-09-10 05:22|| 2013-09-10 05:22|| Front Page Top

#5 We've been screwed with subsidizing MSNBC for years. Unbundling would have killed it off years ago.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-09-10 08:18|| 2013-09-10 08:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Is this because Qatar has alot of money invested in the US?

Posted by Paul D 2013-09-10 08:22|| 2013-09-10 08:22|| Front Page Top

#7 ...specifically, Congress.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-09-10 09:01|| 2013-09-10 09:01|| Front Page Top

#8 "When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope." - Stalin

Posted by Uncle Phester 2013-09-10 13:55|| 2013-09-10 13:55|| Front Page Top

#9 al j america serves two constructive purposes

1 it marginally reduces the audience for MSNBC and CNN

2 it is heavily subsidized by the emir of Qatar probably to the tune of tens of millions and maybe a hundred million of dollars per year and the salaries and some other expanses are mostly going to the pockets of Americans

Posted by lord garth 2013-09-10 14:53|| 2013-09-10 14:53|| Front Page Top

#10 tu3031 is right on. I dumped our TV connection to Dish Network, and later the local telco wired connection to TV. Will watch movies from time to time, but do not miss the bundled package of sh*t put out by the channels.

Why not pay a basic service fee plus a monthly charge for each channel that you select?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2013-09-10 21:41|| 2013-09-10 21:41|| Front Page Top

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